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Tomorrow it will be another orgasmic day for russians
A very great parade with the new Armata tank(new like the last year), new Boomerang apc(like the last year), new H-IFV(like the last year), none of them in service with the army, but they are new,and I was forget, and a new president Putin (like the last year).
Great day!

For those that don't read German:
During the early to mid 90s the BND was in contact with a Russian scientist that offered samples of Nowitschock in return for a safe haven for him and his family. They got the samples into the country and passed them on to a Swedish labratory (to avoid accusations of wanting to develop chemical weapons themselves). Novichok turned out to be a binary agent with each part being harmless and used in agriculture but when mixed being extremely deadly. Depending on the mixture, you could create different versions. The main result is the blocking of an enzyme that causes muscle cramps and eventual cardiac arrest. Germany got the chemical formula, which was then shared with allies, six of which formed a research group to produce detection methods and an antidote. Only the US is supposed to have produced a very small amount themselves to research it.
The sample proved that Russia wasn't honest about the end of its chemical weapons programme. But to save the good relationship between Russia and Germany / the West, the knowledge was kept secret.* Novichok wasn't seen as a huge issue then as it was only made in very very limited quantities unlike all other chemical weapons Russia had which did get destroyed.

The German government declined any comment. The scientist was not in it for the money but apparently an idealist. He is supposedly still under protection and fears for his life.**

* I wouldn't put it past them to let them know that they know.
** For very very obvious reasons.